The audit was carried out on 3 and 4 November 2020.

Background

The Wisting field is set to be the most northerly field development on the NCS to date. We consequently wanted to look specifically at issues relating to the cold climate.

In the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs’ allocation letter for 2020, risks linked to structural incidents are mentioned as topics for special follow-up.

Objective

The objective was to verify that Equinor is following quality-assurance routines in accordance with recognised norms and is making use of knowledge of the relevant location-specific conditions.

Result

No non-conformities were identified.

Three improvement points were identified, relating to:

  • Verification of specifications
  • Observations, measurements and simulated data
  • Design requirements

What happens next?

We have asked for Equinor's assessment of the observations we have categorized as improvement points. The reply deadline is set at 22 December 2020.